Nasawiyyah: Arab Media History

Nasawiyyat (Arab feminists) have played a central role in the development of Arab media and anti-colonial nationalist consciousness. Despite this fact, little is known amongst general audiences about the rich legacy of Arab women’s contributions to Arabic mass-media culture. Nasawiyyah*: Arab Media History addresses this problem by illuminating Arab women’s revolutionary feminist ideas and media productions from the 20th century to contemporary Arabic and English-speaking internet audiences.

Nasawiyyah: Arab Media History presents exhibits featuring writings and digitized archival records around the lives and ideas of Arab women media workers from the 20th century through anti-colonial feminist perspective. We situate contemporary uses of feminist and digital media activism in a longer history. 

*Nasawiyyah: Feminism in Arabic